Packerstats: Game 15 vs. Jets — Receivers share the wealth

Here are
some of the numbers that helped define the Packers 44-38 overtime win over the
New York Jets on December 23.

The
Pack’s win over the Jets came in the 15th game of the season. The
Packers are 18-7 (.720) in Game #15 games since 1994. That is the second-best
winning percentage of all the NFL teams in Game #15 games. The New England
Patriots are 19-6 (.760) in Game #15 games since ’94.

Green
Bay is now 5-8 (.385) in regular season games versus the Jets. They are one of
four teams that the Packers have an all-time regular season winning percentage
under .400; the others… Kansas City Chiefs (3-7-1 .318), Miami Dolphins (5-10
.333) and Buffalo Bills (5-8 .385). The victory on Sunday was only the second
time in history that the Packers have defeated the Jets on their home field.

With
the win on the road, the Packers are now 7-23-1 since 1970 in road games
against AFC East teams.

Since
2000, the Packers are now 21-18 (.538) in all road games in December.

The
Jets scored first in the game. The Packers are 4-4 this season when their
opponents score first in the game; they are 2-4-1 when they, the Packers,
scored first in a 2018 contest.

New
York rookie QB Sam Darnold had a 128.4 Passer Rating in the game. It was the
second highest ever Passer Rating by a rookie QB against the Packers; topping
the list is a 149.6 Passer Rating by rookie QB Charlie Batch of the Detroit
Lions on October 15, 1998.

Darnold
became the seventh rookie QB in history to have three TD passes in a game
against the Packers. The Packers defense has given up three TD passes to a
rookie QB in three straight seasons: 2016-Dak Prescott (Dallas); 2017-DeShone
Kizer (Cleveland) and Darnold this season.

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Bay QB Aaron Rodgers passed the 4,000 yards passing mark for the seventh season
in his career. That places him in a tie for sixth in this stat with Detroit’s
Matthew Stafford. The players ahead of Rodgers: Peyton Manning (14 4,000-yards
passing seasons), Drew Brees (12), Tom Brady and Philip Rivers (10) and Matt
Ryan (8).

Jets
returner Andre Roberts returned a kickoff for a TD. It was the first kickoff
returned for TD against the Packers since Indianapolis returned a kickoff for
TD on November 6, 2016. It’s interesting to note that the Packers have now won
seven of their last eight games when an opposing player returns a kickoff for a
TD.

The
Jets had a 21-17 lead at halftime. Since 2000, the Packers are now 9-27 (.250)
in games when the opposition tallies 20 or more points in the first half. They
are now 4-20 (.167) in road games since 2000 when their opponents score 20 or
more points in the first half.

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bay running back Jamaal Williams had 15 carries for 95 yards in the game. The
95 yards rushing was the second-most in a game in his career. With six
receptions for 61 yards, Williams had 156 total yards for the day… that was a
career-high.

Davante
Adams had the game-winning TD reception. Adams turns 26 today (December 24) and
has 39 career TD receptions. That is the 10th most TD receptions by
a player prior to turning 26. Randy Moss tops the list with 60.

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Bay kicker Mason Crosby made all three of his field goal attempts. The Packers
are 25-7 (.781) in games when Crosby is perfect in a game with at least three
field goal attempts.

Rodgers
had a pair of TD runs in the game. It was only the second regular season game
in his career that he scored two TDs (the other was October 2, 2011 against
Denver).

Rodgers
two TD runs and a two-point conversion run tallied him 14 points in the game.
That was the most points he scored in a game in his career. Paul Hornung holds
the team record with 33 points scored in a game. Rodgers became the 42nd
Packers player to score 14 or more points in a game since 1950.

Jets
QB Sam Darnold became the first rookie QB in history to have three TD passes,
300 or more yards passing and no interceptions in a game versus the Packers.

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Bay is 14-8 (.636) since 2000 in games where both teams score 30 or more points
in a game.

Rodgers
had 442 yards passing in the game, tied for the second-most in his career. His
career-high is 480 yards passing in a 2013 games versus the Redskins. Green Bay
is 5-2 in the seven games where Rodgers has 400 or more yards passing.

Davante
Adams had 11 catches in the game, the third most in his career. Green Bay is
4-3 in games when Adams has 10 or more catches in a contest. Adams had 71 yards
receiving in the game; the 71 yards receiving was the fewest he has had in a
game where he had 9 or more catches.

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Bay scored 18 points in the fourth quarter. They are now 32-4 (.889) in games
in their history when they score 18 or more points in the fourth quarter.

The
Pack had 20 running attempts in the game. They are now 20-11-1 (.641) since
2016 in games when they run the ball at least 20 times in a game. They are
5-3-1 in games this season when they have 20 or more rushing attempts, 1-5 when
they have fewer than 20 rushing attempts in a game.

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Bay had 540 total yards in the game. They are now 22-2-1 (.900) in team history
when they have 500 or more total yards in a game.

For
the first time in a game in team history, the Packers had five receivers gain
60 or more yards via catches. Equanimeous St. Brown led the way with 94
receiving yards. He was followed by Marques Valdes-Scantling (75), Davante
Adams (71), Jake Kumerow (68) and Jamaal Williams (61).

The
game was the second-highest scoring overtime game in Green Bay history. The
Pack lost an overtime game to the Falcons in Atlanta on November 27, 1983,
47-41, a combined 88 points.

The
44-38 final score was the fifth time in NFL history that a game ended with that
score. The last time was in 2012 when Carolina defeated New Orleans 44-38 on
December 30.